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Wet Stored Grain Will Deteriorate Rapidly In Spring

By NDSU Release March 18, 2010

The storability of grain depends on grain quality, moisture content and temperature. Grain moisture content must decrease as grain temperature increases to store grain safely, says Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension Service grain-drying expert. The allowable storage time for 22 per cent moisture corn is about 190 days at 1C (30F), 60 days

Cereals, Crops, News

Difference You Can See

March 18, 2010

Stratego fungicide keeps your cereal crops greener and healthier by protecting them from early disease pressure, ultimately producing higher yields. Its wide window of application from 3-4 leaf to flag leaf on wheat, barley and oats provides long lasting control. A great partner in your herbicide tank mix, Stratego delivers flexibility in the field no

Cereals, News

Nimble Herbicide Approved

March 11, 2010

Cheminova’s Nimble herbicide – a selective, post-emergence product – has received Canadian registration. Nimble Herbicide controls broadleaf weeds in wheat, spring barley and oats, and seedling and established grass species for forage and seed production only. The product is now available throughout Canada, via select Cheminova distributors and dealers. “We are excited to formally announce

Cereals, Crops

Everest GBX Offers One-Pass Weed Control

March 4, 2010

Everest GBX, when combined with the grower’s choice of phenoxy, controls more weeds better than any other single product on the market today, Arysta LifeScience says in a release. Weeds like buckwheat, cleavers and kochia along with other yield robbers like flushing wild oats and green foxtail can be silenced in one pass. “The advantage

Cereals, Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Slumping Prices Cloud Seeding Decisions

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 25, 2010

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca ICE Futures Canada canola futures traded within a relatively narrow window during the week ended Feb. 19, but managed to close near the top end of that range by Friday. Spreading accounted for the bulk of the volumes, with short

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Canada Wheat, Barley Stocks Smaller Than Expected

By Rod Nickel February 11, 2010

Canadian year-end stocks of all wheat, barley, canola and oats were smaller than they were the previous year due to farmers harvesting smaller crops, Statistics Canada said Feb. 5. Stocks of all wheat in grain bins and country elevators totalled 21.685 million tonnes on Dec. 31, which was 1.5 per cent less than a year

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

Pulse Crops A Popular Option

By Rod Nickel January 28, 2010

Canadian farmers will devote more acres this year to pulse crops such as lentils, because big global supplies of wheat have hit prospects for the country’s biggest crop while uncertainty overhangs canola. There’s more uncertainty than usual this year, because a late harvest kept many farmers from preparing land for the new crop, said Ken

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds, Opinion

Analysts Weigh In With New-Crop Prices Forecasts

By Kevin Hursh January 21, 2010

It’s refreshing to see an analyst come up with actual price forecasts, rather than just dancing around all the issues. What numbers should a producer pencil in for crop prices in the new crop year? That was the multibillion-dollar question for the thousands of producers attending Crop Production Week and the Western Canadian Crop Production

Cereals, Livestock, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Jan. 21, 2010

January 21, 2010

Genetic boost: The federal government is investing $1.22 million to increase sales of Canadian dairy genetics in international markets through the AgriMarketing program. “Our government is steadfast in our support for supply management and is creating opportunities for our producers at home by increasing exports and promoting our top-quality dairy genetics around the world,” said

Cereals, Crops, Pulses

New Herbicide Sought

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 24, 2009

The federal government is contributing $772,000 to help Pulse Canada develop a herbicide that will dry crops faster for easier harvesting. New restrictions for herbicide residues mean there are fewer products available for desiccation as harvest aids for dry bean growers in Canada. The funding will allow researchers to evaluate what is currently available and

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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